The saga of the powerful laser that looked a little too much like a real light saber has taken yet another turn, this one pretty amusing, in fact.

For those of you just joining us on this story, a company called Wicked Lasers created a rather wicked and powerful portable laser called the Spyder III Arctic Laser. Not only was this laser as dangerous, the Spyder III also looked a lot like a weapon that a Jedi would whip out in a bar on Mos Eisley.

Unfortunately for Wicked Lasers, this similarity was not lost on those who gazed upon the Spyder III Arctic Laser and certain elements in California, like those in charge of Star Wars intellectual property, a.k.a. Lucasfilm, decided to take action. Lucasfilm quickly dispatched their legal team, which promptly sent Wicked Lasers a Cease and Desist letter to make them stop producing the laser. So what did Wicked Lasers decide to do? Well, instead of complying with Lucasfilm’s legal request, they decided to put the Cease and Desist letter up for auction on eBay.

The letter it seems, appears to be a very popular item. At time of writing the C&D Letter has had 55 bids and has reached $810.

Certainly Lucasfilm will not be amused by this stunt by Wicked Lasers. One can only suspect that because Wicked Lasers is located in now Chinese controlled Hong Kong, that somehow this will afford the company some legal insulation. They could be right.

Most counterfeit movies and software come from China, originating from vendors who don’t concern themselves with threats of lawsuits from the West. Wicked Lasers is probably considering themselves legally immune to threats from Lucasfilm.

Of course this does not mean the story is over. There will be the obvious response from the Lucas camp regarding Wicked Lasers actions and I guess we will see what happens when a small company decides to thumb their nose at an opponent the size of George Lucas’ Star Wars empire.